02733nam 2200589 a 450 991045934630332120200520144314.01-282-91603-397866129160380-87586-755-3(CKB)2670000000018239(EBL)485489(OCoLC)630535671(SSID)ssj0000427299(PQKBManifestationID)12202062(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000427299(PQKBWorkID)10408297(PQKB)11739954(MiAaPQ)EBC485489(Au-PeEL)EBL485489(CaPaEBR)ebr10476750(CaONFJC)MIL291603(EXLCZ)99267000000001823920090925d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe rise and fall of American technology[electronic resource] /Lynn G. GrefNew York Algora Pub.c20101 online resource (222 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-87586-753-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Preliminaries; Acknowledgments; Contents; Preface; Intr oduction; Chapter 1 The Technology Development Cycle; Chapter 2 The Winnowing of Technologies through the Development Cycle; Chapter 3 The Pace of Technology Development; Chapter 4 The Technology Players; Chapter 5 The Finances of Technology; Chapter 6 The Rise of Technology in America; Chapter 7 Inventions of the Rise; Chapter 8 Technology's Golden Age; Chapter 9 Discoveries and Inventions of the Golden Age; Chapter 10 The Decline; Chapter 11 Economic Impact of a Decline; Chapter 12 Relying on a Service Economy is Unaccept ableChapter 13 Research Opp ort unities AboundChapter 14 Researchers and Organizations for the Future; Chapter 15 Epilogue; Bibliography; IndexHow did America rise to global dominance in technology, and what happened since then? What feeds technological advancement and the economic growth it brings? What factors contribute to today's worrisome trends, and who is responsible? What can be done now to avoid or diminish the impact of a decline?Technological innovationsUnited StatesResearch, IndustrialUnited StatesElectronic books.Technological innovationsResearch, Industrial338/.0640973Gref Lynn G986349MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910459346303321The rise and fall of American technology2254297UNINA